Microdeletion 22q11.2, Kousseff syndrome and spina bifida

M J Seller, S Mohammed, J Russell, C Ogilvie

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Abstract

A fetus was diagnosed on ultrasound scan as having sacral spina bifida and a ventricular septal defect in the heart. At postmortem examination the cardiac defect was found to be a conotruncal abnormality, and there was a cleft palate, some facial dysmorphism as well as the spina bifida. A diagnosis of Kousself syndrome was made, but detailed cytogenetics subsequently revealed a 22q11.2 deletion. In the light of these findings, and on review of the literature, we suggest that spina bifida is recognized as a feature of the variable phenotype associated with this microdeletion.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)113 - 115
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Dysmorphology
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002

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